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Photo Coverage: Lortel Nominees Gather for 2011 Awards Reception

By: Apr. 12, 2011
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The 2011 Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring the best of Off-Broadway will be held on May 1, 2011. A reception for nominees was held yesterday, April 11th. Check out photos from the event below!

The Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were created in 1985 by the Off-Broadway League. The Lortel Awards recognize excellence Off-Broadway by honoring the invaluable contribution of artists to the theatre community.

Representatives of the Off-Broadway League, Actors' Equity Association, Stage Directors & Choreographers Society, the Lucille Lortel Foundation in addition to theatre journalists and academics and other Off-Broadway professionals serve on the Voting Committee.

The awards are given in the following categories: Play, Musical, Solo Show, Revival, Alternative Theatrical Experience, Director, Choreographer, Lead Actor and Actress, Featured Actor and Actress, Scenic, Costume, Lighting and Sound Design. The following honorary awards may also be given: Lifetime Achievement, Body of Work (awarded to an institution), the Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence and induction onto the Playwrights' Sidewalk in front of the historic Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City.

The Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the Off-Broadway League by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Foundation.

For additional information click here.

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski

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Sean McNall

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David Margulies

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Danny Mefford

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Michael Chernus

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Tracee Chimo

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Tracee Chimo and Heidi Schreck

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Oskar Eustis

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Elizabeth Marvel

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Gail Pennington Crutchfield

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Thomas Sadoski

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Lois Smith

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Desmin Borges

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Tommy Newmann

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Gary Glaser

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Tracey Bersley

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Alex Timbers

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Andy Moore and Michael Zam

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Laura Heisler

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John Collins

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Russ Kaplan, Sara Wordsworth and Thomas Viertel

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Lisa Kron

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Lisa Kron

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Christian Borle, Kevin Aguila and Rick Elice

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Noah Galvin

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Kristen Anderson Lopez, Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth

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